Tatreez Talk

Send us Fan Mail 25. FROM HEALING GRIEF TO THE ART OF TATREEZ WITH DANAH SHULI DANAH SHULI IS A TATREEZ PRACTITIONER, TEACHER AND LIFELONG STUDENT. She is also a writer, baker and mama of two based in North Carolina. For Danah, the spark to learn tatreez was on behalf of a close family member who passed away. What she didn’t foresee was for tatreez to serve as her own tool of healing and for it to...

Send us Fan Mail 24. ILLUSTRATING PALESTINIAN IDENTITY WITH TATREEZ WITH NADA ESMAEEL NADA ESMAEEL IS A PROFESSIONAL VISUAL ARTIST THAT SPECIALIZES IN DIGITAL ART AND IS A RECENT AMATEUR TATREEZ-ER ( @nadasink ). Together, we discuss coming to terms with the effects of colonialism on our understanding as Palestinians in the diaspora of our Palestinian traditions and heritage through the lens of ta...

Send us Fan Mail 23. REVIVING TATREEZ WITH MUNA MUNA EL-ZEET IS THE FOUNDER OF TATREEZ REVIVAL AND A TATREEZ WORKSHOP FACILITATOR ( @umzaatar & @tatreezrevival ).  Together, we talk about Muna’s connection to Palestine, the woman who taught & continues to inspire her Tatreez, and the global community she’s helping build.  Spoiler alert: Your invitation to join Tatreez Revival via this Disc...

Send us Fan Mail 22. STAYING TRUE TO TATREEZ WITH SAM SUNDOS SAM SUNDOS IS A PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST LIVING AND WORKING IN BROOKLYN WHO EXPRESSES HIMSELF THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIUMS. ( @sabri ). Through his art, Sundos seeks to convey the significance of human touch and the value of every human life. Sam shares with us his perspective as a male artist practicing tatreez and the influence of strong...

Send us Fan Mail HALA SALEH IS A TATREEZ ARTIST LIVING IN THE SEATTLE AREA ( @halasalehtatreez ). Hala practices tatreez both as a way to connect with her heritage and culture, but also as a way to resist the erasure of Palestinian identity. For our Seattle listeners, she recently started a local tatreez circle for Palestinians, Seattle Resistance Tatreez — email them at seattleresistancetatreez@g...

Send us Fan Mail KIKI SALEM IS A ST. LOUIS-BASED MULTI HYPHENATE ARTIST, WEAVER, DESIGNER, SCULPTOR, WRITER, EDUCATOR, AND ENTREPRENEUR (@low_key_ki) . Through various mediums, with textiles and material studies at the focus, her practice covers topics of escapism, experimental visual pattern development, linguistic hybridization, occidental assimilation, orientalism, and the Palestinian question....

Send us Fan Mail 19. CONNECTING TO FALASTEEN THROUGH TATREEZ WITH LAMA LAMA IS A TATREEZ ARTIST AND HAS BEEN PRACTICING TATREEZ FOR 34 YEARS. This episode will have you all in the feels and is a reminder to the power of connecting to Falasteen when in the diaspora — even if you’ve never stepped foot in Palestine.  At the same time, don’t forget that Palestine is waiting for you and in addition to...

Send us Fan Mail 18. TATREEZ AS FOLK ART RESISTANCE WITH VEERA FROM @IMPINSANDNEEDLES VEERA IS A TATREEZ ARTIST, ORGANIZER, FOLK HERBALIST, AND WRITER ( @impinsandneedles ). In this episode you’ll learn everything from folk herbalism to folk art to folk resistance. See a theme? We are diving deep with Veera on all things folk, which — spoiler alert — is anything “of the people” and you will be on...

Send us Fan Mail 17. BUILDING CONFIDENCE THROUGH TATREEZ WITH EMAN OF HINT OF TATREEZ EMAN TOOM IS A PALESTINIAN TATREEZ ARTIST, TEACHER AND BUSINESS OWNER LIVING IN SAN DIEGO. ( @hintoftatreez ). Her brand, Hint of Tatreez, aims to celebrate the art of Palestinian embroidery through apparel, tatreez kits and so much more. From finding her sense of self and purpose to gaining confidence, hearing e...

Send us Fan Mail 16. [BONUS EPISODE] HISTORY OF THREAD IN TATREEZ WITH WAFA FROM TATREEZ AND TEA WAFA GHNAIM IS A RESEARCHER, ARCHIVIST, AND THE FACE BEHIND TATREEZ AND TEA ( @tatreezandtea ). If you haven't already heard her story, it’s a MUST listen. Search for episode #4 to check it out (link is also below). In this bonus episode, we’re bringing back Wafa Ghnaim for a special bonus release...

Send us Fan Mail 15. FALLING IN LOVE WITH AND THROUGH TATREEZ WITH QADRIA QADRIA IS AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY GRADUATE STUDENT AND MEMBER OF SJP ON THE GROUND ( @q.munajia ). Currently, Qadria is a third culture kid who found grounding practices through tatreez that reshaped her connection to Palestinian identity through the ancestral healing of tatreez. From the Emirates to the US to th...

Send us Fan Mail 14. TATREEZ AS ART THERAPY WITH TASHA NADIA MATAR TASHA NADIA MATAR IS A PALESTINIAN-POLISH REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER AND THERAPIST ( @the.humanitarian.therapist ), currently completing graduate school in Art Psychotherapy, writing her thesis on how to survive the genocide as a Palestinian therapist as a resource for other therapists. From tatreez as a tool to regulate your breath...

Send us Fan Mail ROBA IS A PALESTINIAN ARTIST AND PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY PRACTITIONER AND EDUCATOR BASED IN COLORADO, US ( @roba.y and @layanorastudio ). This episode is just full of lessons that came out of Roba’s practice of tatreez and let’s just say, one story of her childhood teacher will forever make our hearts full. Roba reminds us of all the possibilities that can happen through tatreez if...

Send us Fan Mail 12. THREADS OF DIASPORA PROJECT WITH DANIELLE JABBOR DANIELLE JABBOR IS THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING OFFICER FOR THE THREADS OF DIASPORA PROJECT ( @threadsofdiaspora ), a masterpiece that tells the world a profound story of Palestinian heritage, diversity, & unity founded by Danielle’s artist mother Elian ( @DecoElian ). It’s not just a feat in terms of the number of desig...

Send us Fan Mail 11. THE TATREEZ RETREAT AMANNE ( @minamanne ), BAYAN ( @badancollective ), AND LINA ( @linasthobe ) COME TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ANNUAL TATREEZ RETREAT: the first retreat aimed at tatreez artists to stitch, laugh, learn, and build a new community of tatreez sisterhood together. Anndddddd…the cat’s out of the bag because we are hosting our next retreat and opening it up to...

Send us Fan Mail 10. STRENGTHENING IDENTITY THROUGH TATREEZ WITH JENNA FROM WEEKEND THREADS JENNA IS A PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN TEXTILE ARTIST. BASED IN LOS ANGELES, JENNA STARTED HER TATREEZ JOURNEY IN 2021. ( @weekendthreads_ ). Like so many Palestinians in the diaspora, Jenna has struggled in feeling confident in her Palestinian identity and tatreez, for her, has become more than art: it has become...

Send us Fan Mail 9. STITCHING MEMORIES WITH YAZA YAZA IS A PALESTINIAN-ITALIAN (“ PALESTALIAN ”) TATREEZ ARTIST/ENTHUSIAST, AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKER ( @tatreez.y ).  A wholesome episode learning about Yaza’s tatreez journey and the incredible impact of this practice on her creativity, mental health, familial relationships, and connection with fellow Palestinians and Palestine as a whole that you w...

Send us Fan Mail 8. TATREEZ TABOOS IN TODAY'S EPISODE, WE'RE UNTANGLING THE THREADS OF "TATREEZ TABOOS," THOSE CONTENTIOUS TOPICS THAT SPARK HEATED DEBATES WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY COMMUNITY.  From the battle between embroidery floss and Pearl Cotton 8 to the eternal struggle of what to define as a “clean back,” join us as we stitch together the diverse perspectives th...

Send us Fan Mail 7. REAL (TATREEZ) TALK WITH SAMIA ZITAWI SAMIA ZITAWI IS A TATREEZ ARTIST BASED OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND IS BRINGING US ALL OF THE TATREEZ STORIES FROM TETAS TO BABIES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ( @edbtatreezi ). You are guaranteed to laugh with us -or at least chuckle- during this episode. It is full of jokes and together, we learn about Samia’s tatreez journey and one of her fav...

Send us Fan Mail 6. BUILDING YOUR TATREEZ COMMUNITY WITH THE TATREEZ COLLECTIVE THE TATREEZ COLLECTIVE, COMPRISED OF DINA AND YOMN, IS AN ORGANIZATION HOSTING WORKSHOPS BASED OUT OF LONDON ( @thetatreezcollective ). Not only do we dive deep into our remarkable Mamas - both Palestinian and non-Palestinian who are basically Palestinian - but this episode is full of good vibes, laughter, and beauty r...

Send us Fan Mail 5. TATREEZ IN CHILE WITH OMAR SALAME OMAR SALAME, A LAWYER AND DEBKA DANCER FROM CHILE WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ART OF TATREEZ ( @salame.omar ). He now teaches tatreez in Santiago, Chile and is setting the foundation for what he hopes will become ongoing tatreez gatherings revolving around practicing in community. In addition to a fascinating discussion around the largest Palesti...

Send us Fan Mail 4. PRESERVING PALESTINIAN HISTORY WITH WAFA FROM TATREEZ AND TEA WAFA GHNAIM IS A RESEARCHER, ARCHIVIST, AND THE FACE BEHIND TATREEZ AND TEA ( @tatreezandtea ). The author of two books, Wafa has been a pioneer in teaching and preserving the art of tatreez and can now be found conducting research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. From Wafa’s own tatreez origin sto...

Send us Fan Mail 3. THE ETHICS OF ENGAGING WITH TATREEZ WITH BAYAN OF BADAN COLLECTIVE BAYAN FARES IS THE FOUNDER OF BADAN COLLECTIVE ( @badancollective ), a creative design house and educational space for Palestinian embroidery. She’s also a Palestinian writer, poet, Licensed Social Worker, and Tatreez Instructor. This episode is full of gems around how we think and engage with tatreez, and you w...

Send us Fan Mail 2. THE VALUE OF TATREEZ WITH SARA FROM DEERAH SARA JAYYUSI IS THE FOUNDER OF DEERAH ( @deerah.co ), a small tatreez design house that sheds light on the art of Palestinian embroidery and challenges deep-seated prejudices against Palestinian culture.  The big question that we explore together include the valuation of tatreez and how this plays into pricing tatreez. There is so much...

Send us Fan Mail 1. OUR TATREEZ JOURNEY THE CO-HOSTS BEHIND TATREEZ TALK: THE PODCAST TO ACCOMPANY YOU WHILE YOU STITCH. Lina (@linasthobe): Palestinian Panamanian who learned the cross-stitch from her brilliantly talented latina mother and made the connection that the main Palestinian embroidery technique is one and the same as the cross-stitch in 2019 after taking an in-person tatreez class with...